Amazon Gems (Affiliate links are NOT allowed)

Weak...

 

Luckily I got the first aid kit and vacuum in time

 

Whoever the dickwad is that reported it is probably glad that the thread is gone. That's how people like that think.

 

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Legal disclaimer: this link is copied from kinja.deals.com a subsidiary tech news site of gawker. I am no way affliated with nor receive compensation from said source. My posting of the link is nothing more of pure laziness of having to not search Amazon for a clean link to post as the time associated with that endeavor would cost more than the cost savings of said product.

 

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It's a real gem of a group

 

In reality, all you had to do guy was to "search" for whatever you were looking for and that was it. His "deals" were nothing else more than common sense. Yeah you only had to click/tap on the link and buy. Did it ever occur to you that by typing whatever you wanted to buy either on the site or app you would eventually find the better deal?

Yes we leave in new times and this forum will have to evolve as well. I do love this forums. I personally don't give a shit about the other thread. It was just another buying medium to buy shit you don't necessarily 100% needed.

We are so used (specifically millenials) to get/find everything easily and on our hands nowadays.

Rules are rules, this forum is not our country. No one is above the rules here. Just my .02 I'm sure lots or poo will fall cause my opinion but then again, men.

Grab a beer, start having fun searching on Amazon. It's Friday night. Cheers.

 

I’ll be straight forward. I was the one who asked the question. And it was an honest question, not intended to suggest hypocrisy. If the answer had been a yes, I was going to ask if boogie could somehow become a mod to avoid the conflict.

Boogie was always very clear to everyone in the thread that he would get a cut from Amazon, and we were more than happy to support him in that small way as he had spent A LOT of time searching for deals and posting coupons for the community.

If at all possible, I would like to see a separate list, similar to the Approved Vendor list, that allows vetted members to post affiliate links. An “Affiliate Approved” list, if you will.

We appreciate the mods discussing the issue and are looking forward to a resolution that will hopefully benefit all parties involved.

 

Logic and reason? In an online forum? Is the Apocalypse on its way?

In all seriousness, I concur wholeheartedly with your suggestion. I don't see why affiliate links cannot be permissible, so long as that is disclosed up front and it isn't overdone. BoogieMeister didn't overdue it and disclosed it. It was incumbent on us to decide to support him or not, and many had no problems in doing so.

 

I respect the message and the intent. The CoC was put in place to protect the community and the ideology of a forum created to inspire connections between other enthusiasts and foster an atmosphere that promotes sharing and growing creativity in that space at no cost to the user.

BUT

While the Amazon affiliation program is a glaring example of monetary gain albeit a small one, the tacomaworld platform has been used not only by vendors but other members for monetary gain case in point the hundreds of molle panel custom built for vehicles, seat risers, bed stiffeners, hell look at how Prinsu first started and where it is at now.

Again while those members aren't getting rich off of it, they aren't building things out the kindness of their heart either.

So the issue as I see it for the amazon affiliation links is it directly impacts the revenue generated by the affiliation links at the bottom of every forum page. Which I get, TW doesn't run on hopes and dreams, thats what is put into TW but TW runs on xeon processors and server stacks. It cost money, and that cost isn't offloaded to the community, its taken care of in part by small bits of money generated by different aspects of the site. TW has to do what it needs to do to survive. Got it.

In the case of the previous thread - A member said some shit about boogie thinking they were gonna stir the mob in favor, got mad at the response from the rest of the community, reported boogie, and then mods started drilling down and boom here we are.

Boogie posted some great deals, and some of the shit was just cheap china crap. He put the effort and finding it and posting, I didn't see a problem in supporting that. Just the same if I copy a deal from slickdeals, kinja deals, camel camel camel.

Rules are rules, up to the mods and the great bobster how and when to enforce.

Side note - Who else is drinking a lot this evening.

 

Update the CoC to clearly state the restriction(s)- Discuss the affliation links at the bottom of the page - Most websites even say it at the home page (If you would like to support please consider using the links at the bottom of the page to purchase product as this is a free site that does incur costs etc). Most people actually don't understand or get this part.

Other option is to only allow affliation links in build threads or specific thread as to ensure we don't have people spamming shit all over.

And threaten to randomly punch a kitten in the face if people get butt hurt about it.

 

I think we definitely need a designated area of the forum for this kind of traffic, if the CoC is going to be updated to permit it. I'm torn between making it a sandbox where anyone can play (post links and stuff); the risk of spam inundation is on the user who decided to brave that space and they don't get to complain about it (barring reasonably unethical/annoying/etc behavior). On the other hand, as previously suggested, you implement an approved list of users who can post affiliate links. These guys are known to be helpful in the community and not an ass about dropping their info everywhere.

 

Objectively, the affiliation was disclosed. We did not have to click on his links. We could have went directly to Amazon and just entered the code he provided. But we wanted to support him.

another solution, is to have an “this is an affiliate link clause” either attached to each link OR in their signature.

another option is to list Amazon as an approved vendor and on that “vendor thread” mods can update approved Amazon affiliates as necessary.

But the community also appreciates the DIY YouTube videos. They post the videos because they enjoying the work and enjoy helping the community. YouTube pays them, and that’s not their fault.

It could just be time for a revision of the rules, to “modernize” them, as technology and e-commerce has rapidly evolved.

Again, we sincerely appreciate the discussion.

 

Objectively? As it’s been pointed out, many have sold stuff here, or put up links for others looking for certain product. The prior thread was a benefit for anyone that chose to use it and he made exactly $0.00 off anyone from this forum. We got deals we were looking for, an he got paid by Amazon for the time he invested. I understand the need and use of a COC, but forums must adapt or go by the wayside and to many of us, that thread saved us some money. But, there will always be a whinny bitch somewhere that messes things up for the rest. Every heard the saying “ This is why we can have nice things” ?

 

It had to be Friday!!!